Chapter 8 Section VIII

The next day, news came from Ningxia that Feng Yuxiang's army was going to the northwest.Ma Fuxiang, the leader of the Majiajun, was transferred by Feng Yuxiang to the Northwest Frontier Defense Council as Feng Yuxiang's assistant, and the commander of Suiyuan was replaced by Feng Jun's division commander Li Mingzhong.Feng Jun and Liu Yufen's troops have entered Ningxia. Ma Qi called out, "Isn't Feng Yuxiang in Beijing? What are you doing in the Northwest?" The staff said: "Old Feng is fickle. He stabbed Wu Peifu and drove away Cao Kun. Lao Feng became a revolutionary party and changed the army into a national army to welcome Sun Yat-sen. , give Lao Feng a Northwest Frontier Defense Supervisor, and Lao Feng will come to our northwest to grab the land."

"Is the whole Northwest under his control?" "Appointed by the central government, he will punish anyone who disobeys. His soldiers are very strong." Bad news came one after another. Ma Fuxiang's two sons, Ma Hongkui and Ma Hongbin obediently obeyed Feng Yuxiang's adaptation and became teachers.Feng's general Liu Yufen drove into Lanzhou, buried Li Changqing, commander of the First Division of the Gansu Army, and reorganized Li Changqing's army.The troops of the four towns in the east and south of Longnan were vulnerable.After the national army cleaned up Ningxia, Shaanxi, Longdong and Longnan, they swung their troops, and the battle ax was placed on Ma's army's neck.The Ma family brothers vowed to join forces to fight back against Feng Yuxiang.But none of them are sons and dolls, and they don't have the courage to resist.Since Ma Zhan'ao surrendered to Zuo Zongtang, Ma's army cherished the red crown on their heads very much, and they were no longer used to resisting.The Ma family brothers were timid, and the war was uncertain.

Ma Bufang said: "Feng Yuxiang's army is not under Zuo Zongtang, why bother to fight head-on, it's better to let a third party attack, we can mediate from it, and reap the benefits of the fisherman." Ma Qi flicked Ma Bufang's head, "My son, red The fleshy watermelon is overripe." Ma Bufang said: "The old ancestors of our Ma family took refuge in Zuo Zongtang because of Bai Yanhu's two hundred and five." Ma Qi said: "I'm afraid no one will dare to be two hundred and five this time. The National Army is the toughest team." Ma Bufang said: "Ma Zhongying is two hundred and five. He doesn't need a plantain fan, and he can burn it with one breath."

"Are you sure?" "If you don't believe me, try it." "What is nephew Liang's most taboo?" "I'm most afraid to say that he is not a son doll." At that time, there was a severe drought in the Northwest for years, and the people were in dire straits. Liu Yufen, the governor of Gansu, only knew how to press for food and money, and conscription to serve, regardless of the life or death of the people. In the spring of 1928, at the banquet of the Ninghai Navy, the guard envoy Ma Qi just said a few words of toast, and his beard shook into a ball of fire, "The National Army wants to eat our Majiajun, and Gansu; My son is a baby."

Ma Tingxie said: "Guo Jian, a well-known swordsman in Shaanxi, was tricked by Feng Yuxiang to drink, and Lao Guo was turned into a hornet's nest by machine guns before he got to the wine table." With a gun, a white poplin shirt and a sandalwood fan, Lao Guo wants to compete with Feng Yuxiang in calligraphy." The officers scolded, "Feng Yuxiang, who is a dog, why do you fight swords and guns against guns? Guo is a swordsman, Feng Yuxiang is not a thing, son, baby, don't do such immoral things." Ma Qi said: "There are still miles. Feng Yuxiang wants to train soldiers in the northwest. There are 1,000 soldiers in each county. Each soldier and ordinary people need to spend two to three hundred yuan. He also needs to pay for the land and rich households. The common people hate it to death. There is no one who does not respond to the prestige of a bloody man who can lead the head to kill Lao Feng."

Black blood was rolling on the young soldiers, especially Ma Zhongying, the commander of the 11th Battalion, and Ma Teng, the commander of the 3rd Battalion. Blue light flashed in their eyes, and the flames were surging like sea water. The old guards were stunned, " We have been rooted at the foot of the Qilian Mountains for more than 600 years, and it is time to produce a good horse." The guard came to the little nephew and toasted him, Ma Zhongying and Ma Teng stood up hurriedly, at a loss.The Ma family army did not have the custom of toasting to juniors. All the officers in Ning Haijun opened their mouths wide open. Everyone was shocked by this unprecedented glory, and all stared at Ma Zhongying and Ma Teng.Ma Zhongying took a step forward, "My little nephew can't afford it, so I should toast." Ma Qi said, "You don't have many sons among young people, so please do your best. Feng Yuxiang hopes that our Ma family will be finished, and we have people." !"

Ma Zhongying was very excited. After the meal, he went to the guard envoy alone to borrow troops to rebel. The guard envoy was taken aback for a while, "Nephew Ga, Liu Yufen is very crooked. If you can't provoke her, then do it if you can. If you can't, just stay in the barracks obediently." As your battalion commander, Ada didn’t chase you away.” Ma Zhongying snorted, “I don’t want your soldiers, take your Ning Haijun to be the grandson of the National Army! My nephew, I can use one arm as a flagpole! Ma Zhongying pulled out his pistol and slapped it on the table, "You put away your gun!"

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